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Newspaper Page TextFOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Defense May Call Several More 'Surprise1 Witnesses in Hollywood W Conf iden-1 ley said he would preler mat tial Magazine's defense counsel : the prosecution call such stars hinted today it would call sev-: as Maureen O'Hara and Corinne eral more "surprise" witnesses ! Calvet so that he could cross in a final effort to disprove a i examine them, movie producer's claim that hej Both Miss O'Hara and Miss was told either "to pay off or j Calvet have denied out of court be the subject of a spicy yarn that Confidential stories about in the so-called scandal niaga- i them were true. The prosecu zlne. i tion may cal! the two actresses n,,fn Attnmpv Arthur i as rebuttal witnesses when the Crowley was expected to attack testimony given earlier in the criminal libel trial by producer Paul Gregory, a prosecution wit ness. Gregory testified that Mrs. Mariorie Meade asked him fur ut.,n 7n ,nrf si firm to Wppn i a lurid story about him from the : pages of Confidential. Operate Listening Post Mrs. Meade with her husband. u 11 a i;..ii r,fi xhit'ie trial as the magazine's top Hollywood listening post, I he , . ... i w .). ; u source of alleged lewd activities Meades are co-defendants in the ! , . trial, which resumed today fol- : lowing a day's recess. rloir loillW.K.'! Vile OT Gregory s testimony Wednesday ! by calling four '"surprise wit nesses. On? of the witnesses tes tified she was with Mrs. Meade the day of the alleged "black mail" attempt, Se pt. 16, 1955. The defense attorney said he would present "further proof" that Gregory lied. Crowley said Mrs. Meade look a lie detector test out-of-court and passed it with "flying col ors." He added, "we asked Greg ory to take the same test but he refused. His refusal makes it pretty evident that Mrs. Meade is the one who is telling the truth." ' Indicate Case's En The defense indicated that it would wrap up its case without calling any movie stars to testify whether Confidential printed the truth about their alleged off Crow-' I screen amour escapades. Fishing Boat Capsizes Near Siletz River Bar Taft. Ore. W A 14-foot fish ing boat capsized near the Siletz river bar Thursday, but the two occupants were rescued from the wter. W. F. Griffith, Portland, who was fishing in a boat nearby, rescued Martin H. Hirstine, Port land, and Steve Budiselie, Lake-gftve. SAVE3! Q00 REGULAR 59.95 VALUE Skan 35 mm 300 Watt SLIDE PROJECTOR ONLY . . . Automatic Changing O "Redi-tilt" Elevation Easy Knob Focusing "Full Power" 300 Watt Lamp Blower Cooled Lift Off Carrying Case Die Cast Durability COMPLETE- Hurry! Limited Supply defense completes its case, prob ably next week. Meanwhile, the sheriffs office Thursday issued an all-points bulletin for the arrest of Confi dential informer Franceses de Scaffa. The Venezuelan - born actress has disappeared mysteri- "usiy ' iuexico ana omcers oe- licve she might be neaaea lor I the U.S. Miss de Scaffa. was named in of movie stars. She was named in testimony as "arranging! a . romance with actor Clark Gable or V sole purpose of gather- marriage lor a Confidential story. Dispatches from Mexico City San Jose Newsman Dies of Heart Aflack San Jose, Calif. Funeral services were being arranged here for Henry C. Page, general manager of the San Jose Mer cury and News, who died of a heart attack Thursday while va cationing near Garberville, Calif. He' was 55. A native of Georgia, Page en tered the newspaper business in 1925 as a reporter for the Miami Daily News. In his career, he served as publisher of the Clarksdale, Tvri rinilv TCfw and as gen eral manager of the Knoxville, Tenn., Journal, and of Newsday, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. He also was general manager of the News Sentinel of Fort Wayne, Ind., and a vice-president of WGL Broadcasting com pany. In 1953 he came to San Jose :sa general manager of the bid der Newspapers. In 1954, he was named assistant secretary of Northwest Publications, Inc., a Ridder organization. C H95 jrl a ii Automatic "SLL-eooLuf.' PROJECTOR SAVE M8 00 CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS 1 20 East Main St. Friday, August 38, 37 Trial reported that the 27-year-old Miss de Scaffa ha'd been given until 5 p.m. today to get out of Mexico voluntarily or face deportation to the U.S. The ex wife of actor Bruce Cabot was whisked away from her Mexico City hideout in the trunk of a white Jaguar sports car, accord ing to reports. GOLD HILL New Library By MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Beginning next week, the Gold Hill Public Li brary wil be open two days a week instead of three, according to the librarian, Mrs. Carl Routh. The date Tuesday, Sept. 3, be tween 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. has beenset as the first on the new schedule. Thereafter the library days and hours will be Tuesdays of each week from 4 to 9 .p.m. and Ffidays of each week from 2 to 5 p.m. The new schedule was arranged to accommodate more people. All residents of this area may borrow books and magazines, and are urged to do so from the local library. A supply of 50 different books for children and adults is received once a month from the Jackson County library in Medford. Mrs. Routh will or der, upon request, special books from the Medford library. If the books requested are obtainable there, it will be sent to the Gold Hill library for the person who wants to borrow it. Most of the better magazines are alo avail able at the library. The Gold Hill library was re cently redecorated in an attrac tive beige color, which improved the lighting. It is located in the city" hall on Sixth ave. Mrs. Ed Knapp, president of the Gold Hil Health unit, has announced that tie first fall meeting of the unit will be held Ttlesday, Sept. 10, at the home of Mrs. George Smith on' Sar dine crek. Mrs. Smith will be assisted in serving the dessert lunAieon at 1 p.m. on that date by Mrs. Ivan Governor and Mrs. Sidney Anderson. Mrs. Knapp reports that it vill bp the regular organiza tional meeting, withthe appoint ment of committee chairman at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kewn ham, Mrs. Stan Newnham and daughter, Cindy, and '"Wink" Newnham attended the wedding of Mrs. Harry Newnham's niece, Miss Lois Jean Biles and Theo dore L. Walden recently at the Jerome Praire Community church. The Rev. Wayne McMa len officiated at the single ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Veltie Biles of Grants Pass. The Biles are form er residents of the Gold Hill and Sams Valley areas. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Walden of Grants Pass. A "reception was held at the Biles home in Grants Pass fol lowing the wedding. Mrs. Harry Newnham and Mrs. W. J. Stef fens assisted Mrs. Biles. The bride attended both the Sams Valley and Rogue River schools. She graduated in 1955 from the Rogue River High school and was employed as a j bookkeeper at the Grants Pass laundry. The couple will live in Mon- teray, Calif., where the groom is stationed with the Navy. Mrs. Stan Newnham and daughter, Cindy, spent a recent weekend in Klamath Falls as guests of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Nar ramore and family. They also visited Newnham who had been in Klamath Falls several weeks on business. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Page ! of Sardine creek attended the dedication services of the sta- tion picnic area at the Veteran's Domiciliary at Camp White last aunaay. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newnham and son, Wink. Aug. 25 were Mr. ;and Mrs. Veltie Biles and Dick Biles. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Walden all of Grants Pass. The Waldens will be leaving soon for Mon terey, Calif., to make -their home. Others calling at the Newnhams were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Stan Newnham, and daughter, Cindy. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bowen and family spent last week at the home of Mrs. Bowen s moth er, Mrs. McDonald in Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wil loughby had as their guests for several days recently their son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pawey, and son from Kelso, Wash. Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell were their daughter. Mrs. Rich- ! ard Abbott, and daughters, Deb j bie and Julie, of Chula Vista, Calif... and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McClellan : of Dawney, Calif. The Cogs i well's and their guests were j dinner guests Aug. 21 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Abboty, in Grants Pass.. Body of Bob Dethman Found in Willamette Corvallis W The body of Bob Dethman, 38, ex-Oregon State football star, was; found Thursday afternoon in the back wash of the Willamette river within 50 yards of where . he drowned Sunday. The body was found by Bob's brother, Wendell Dethman. Dethman drowned Sunday while training retrieving dogs in the river. One of the dogs apparently got caught in the current of the liver and when Dethman tried to assist it, he went'unfler. Hours Listed Those from here who attended the bridal shower for Mrs. T. L. Walden in Grants Pass recently were Mrs. Harry Newnham, Mrs. Stan Newnham and daugh ter, Cindy, Mrs. Ethel Edington, all of Gold Hill, and Mrs. El wood Abbott from Sams Valley. Other relatives attending - the shower were Mrs. Johny Kimes, Mrs. A. Ward and Mrs. Vialden's grandmother, Mrs. Daniel Biles, all of Medford. Sunday evening dinner guests of Mrs. George Dorman were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dusenberry and son, Gary, of Sams Vallejs and Mrs. Maybelle Bains. Mrs. Maybelle Rains of Gold Hill and her daughter. Miss Bar bara Rains, from Medford went to Diamond lake last Saturday where they spent the day with another daughter of Mrs. Rains, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Snider and family of Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Becker from San Francisco, Calif., spent. last weekend in Gold Hill visiting friends. They were 'honored-at a party at thhe home of Mr; and Mrs. Kendall Dufur, on Fifth ave. Sunday. Present besides the Dufurs and Beckers were Air. and Mrs. Bill Dungey, Mr. and Mrs. Roby Robinson, and Miss Sue Alderman. The four men were former schoolmates, when they attended the Gold Hill school. Becker is a chief - in th Navy stationed at Treasure Is land. The Beckers also visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Morgan while they, were ere. They were overnight guests Sunday in the Dungey home, and left Monday for Can yon vine, ore., wnere tney plan ned to visit his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Zane Becker. Mrs. Lester Parker, Noble Grand of Amethyst Rebekah Lodge, has . announced that the first fall meeting will be held at the IOOF hall at 8 pan. Wed nesday, Sept. 4. Mrs. Rov Centers was host this week to a canasta party at I her home. Those present were Mrs. Roby Robinson, Mrs. James Swindler, Mrs. Kenneth Hobson, and Mrs. Ann Payne. Mr. and Mrs. Roby Robinson and daughter, Robin,. Mrs. Lou ise Robinson and Randel-Bowen 1 spent Saturday . camping and fishing at Willow lake. Businessman Writes Bad Check for Lease Washington (W The Interior department has had $40,000 check written by an Arizona businessman to cover the 'down payment for leasing Indian lands which was returned marked "insufficient funds. It gave the businessman, Stan ford W. Barton, Phoenix, until the close of business Thursday to make good on the check. He failed to meet the deadline.- The bureau of Indian affairs, had warned in advance that the con tract for the land would be in valid. Acting Secretary of Interior Hatfield Chilson said the mat ter would be turned over to the Justice department for ' "what ever action is necessary." Barton, president' of Colorado River . Enterprises association, wrote the check Aug. 13 when his group signed a contract with the bureau of Indian affairs to lease undeveloped ' land near Parker, Ariz." The check, "written on a Blytheville, Ark., bank was re turned late last Week. Barton told the bureau there had been a "misunderstanding" between himself and his father. He said his father mistakenly drew the money out of . the bank before the check was cashed. 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The event will begin at 4:30 p. m. with games for teachers and their families under direc tion of Marguerite Black. A pot luck dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Ice cream and coffee will be furnished by the teachers as sociation. Mrs. Zelma Foote, vice president," is in charge of party arrangements.. - Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walter and children returned Tuesday evening from a five day trip to Tacoma. They also vacationed at Rainier park, and came back through- Baker where they vis ited relatives and friends. " George Johns, principal of Jewett elementary school in Cen tral Point, has announced that the school will open Sept. 9. Parents will register first grad ers the morning of' the 9th, re turning home with the child im mediately iollowing registration. Second grade pupils- will stay all .day. The cafeteria will, be open on the first day for the sec ond grade. School will ba dis missed at 2:35 p.m. Busses will run regular schedules. Parents of first graders are reminded to bring the child's birth certificate and record of physical examination record. School records are .complete on children who ' received their physical, examination from the Jackson .County Health depart ment during the spring pre school exams. : First grade teachers this year are Mrs. Frances Tonn, Mrs. Oakley Bowers, Mrs.- Rhoda Haskins, Mrs. Zelma Foote, Mrs. Grace: Cline, and Miss Ila Mae Higinbotham. Second grade teachers are Mrs. Viola Schwab, Mrs. Betty Von tier Hellen, Mrs. Helen Johnson, Mrs. Olivia Ryerson, Mrs. Gladys Jewett,.. and Mrs. Alice GayJ Mrs. Jeanne Caroth ers will give 'music instruction to both grades. The secretary is Mrs. Helen Monsey. In charge of the cafeteria is Mrs. Nan Darras, who will be assisted by Mrs. Byrd. Truman Brenner is the custodian. " Mrs. Norman Henson and chil dren are leaving for a visit at Yuca City, Calif. Henson is em ployed there. Mrs.. Alice. Pinkham returned last week from Springfield. She had been visiting at the home of Mr.- and Mrs. Nathan Pinkham and three daughters, former resi dents of Central Point. Pinkham is Mrs. Alice inkham's son. Mr.' and Mrs. C. E. Schwebs and children of Snowy Butte road spent Wednesday at Selma, where they visited friends. Miss Martha Knight left Wednesday after a five weeks' visit at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Yo com. While the little miss was visiting here, her father, E. A. Knight, . who is an agriculture teacher at Sherwood, took his wife and five other children with him to -the National Vocational Teachers association convention at Philadelphia. The family also toured - the White House, ' and went sightseeing at Gettysburg, Niagara Falls and New York City. They returned here Mon day. Wednesday evening, the Cen tral Point Jaycee-ettes met at Why Suffer Longer? When Other Fail COMI TO US ACT NOW! , Our- Njfurs's HEM ramttJits will help you t retain yatir (sad health. 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DEC 23 JAN 20 2- 6- 9 t28-29-85-8c AQUARIUS JAN 2 i B2-54-56-64ri (77-78-83 rrscts FEB 20 )AdTersr ) Neutral 7-10-12-15' B3-34-38 Vi the home of Mrs. Gay Hallett at j 347 Manzanita st. A "blind" auc 'tion sale was held. There were 17 people present. Co-hosteses, Mrs. Dale Bartley and Mrs. Don I A. Faber served dessert of ba- ! nam, cnlite Charles A. Meyer, principal of Central Point grade and junior high schools, stated that rooms listed alphabetically for regis tration are for registration only and that permanent rooms for the year will be assigned after registration. Explanation Sought Of Norblad's Absence Portland OP) C. Girard Da vidson, Oregon Democratic Na tional committeeman, today de manded that Robert T. Mautz, his Republican opposite, explain the absence of Rep. Walter Nor blad (R.-Ore.) from Congress. Davidson said an explanation was in order in view of "the at tempt by Oregon Republicans to make a major issue of trivial absences from legislative duties of Democratic candiates in 1954 and 1956." . The Democratic official as serted that Ncrfelad had been absent from his duties in Wash ington since Aug. 10. and had missed several important roll call voles. . Davidson wrote Mautz, "Per haps you can explain why his trip to London, Paris, the French Riviera, Madrid, Lisbon and Gibraltar has received, not a line in Oregon newspapers, or why his Washington office staff failed to disclose his where abouts in answer to direct tele phone inquiries." Mrs. Dorothy Woodring, Nor blad's secretary, said the first district Congressman was in Europe for the Armed Services committee of the House. Overpass Damaged By Large Crane 1 Albany (IPI A crane on the back of a flat bed semi-truck that was too tall for an over pass caused about $30,000 worth of damage and injured a Salem man here Thursday. Police reported that William Salles, driver of the truck, had stopped for traffic near the Cpnners road overpass and when he started up again the crane struck the overpass caus ing Frank Jackson, who was working on the overpass, to be knocked v from it. He suffered a broken back and head in juries. Two other men were hurled off the structure but were not injured. Two Loads of Hoy Burn At State Hospital Farm Salem (IPI Two wagon loads of hay burned at -the state hos pital's Cottage farm here short ly before noon Thursday. The hay caught fire outside the institution's barns and was quickly controlled. TVTinp nieces of fire equipment from Salem and surrounding communities answered the call as a precautionary measure, however., Firemen had no imme diate explanation of the blaze.- S. B. FONG Herb Specialist CHARLIE CHAN OFFICE OPEN SUNDAYS ONLY 12 NOON. TO 4 P.M. CHINESE MEDICINE & HERB CO. 624 S. Riverside Medford Special Force Hakes Ail-Out Effort to Solve Butcher Death Chicago OP A special task force of 650 policemen began the biggest single search in Chi cago history today in an effort to find clues to the butcher mur der of 15-year-old Judith Mae Andersen. Police Commissioner Timothy J. O'Connor sent 515 rookies from the police training school, their 40 instructors and a force of 100 regular officers into an intensive block-by-block search of the city's entire north and northwest sides. Sixth Victim The dramatic drive for clues maked an all-out police effort to solve the gruesome slaying of Judith Mae, the sixth youthful victim in recent years , of uns solved murders in the "Chicago area. "The evidence we want has to be some place and we are going to find it, O Connor said. "We'll keep on, if necessary, until we have made a block-by-block search of the entire north and northwest sides. We will be thorough. Nothing will be left undone." In addition to the block-by-block search, about 100 Park district police will comb North Side parks and beaches for clues, and Thomas D. Garry, city commissioner of water and sewers, offered 500 men to aid in the hunt. Torso Found Judith Mae disappeared the night of Aug. 16 while walking U.S.. Canadian Airmen Killed Ramsteiri, Germany (W One U.S. airman and one Canadian airman were killed Thursday in separate jet plane crashes. Two other pilots parachuted to safety in two of four crashes. First Lt. Kenneth D. Bliss Jr., 24, of Tallahassee, Fla., was killed when his Thunderflash photo plane touched the nose of another plane in flight and crashed. First Lt. .Leon A. Daw son, 28, of Garden City, Kan., landed the other jet safely. First Lt. Thomas H. Curtis, 25, of Orofino, Ida., parachuted to safety near Torino, Italy, when , his Thunderflash ran out of fuel. . Two Canadian jet planes col lided in the air east of Saar brucken. One of the pilots was killed and the other parachuted to safety.- Their names were withheld pending notification of next of kin. - HiiaA. aorapous .j,-, a o m OUTDOOR f Garden Flowermr, v SHOW : FREE! I1 J r zoo s Fomous Elephont t, JM the World-Fomous And All Her Animal Friends XSf 1 f hos."1" AMES BROS. . 1 "Jun.6 TOWn' I COMPLETE Revue in person I & ft 8 P M Dai,y - - 90c ond Kiddie. 50c . V .... 95 live animals in all H plus a complete trained J fj X MOUSE CIRCUS... y ltftTOI k j ij5c Xiddisi (under s ' " ' 'S-yjrrh! Jf XZiMrrfiJ rodeo WiSSSJkl &Q0RSESR0W WATERS JSk Zl7 . dance... color, mink, l '$ZT FR F 'assssS; ilv )V ''" you e never f Vr ft'r " " iL" breforfflHs. '" "'' JP-$1 f FABULOUS FARM, INDUSTRIAL. liA r home from the apartment of a girl friend. Her dismembered torso was found a week ago, stuffed in an oil drum floating in Lake Michigan. Her head and arms were found last Saturday in another oil container in the lake. A post-mortem examination showed Judith Mae had been shot four times in the head. She had been dismembered by a saw or axe before her nude body was stuffed into the oil containers. O'Connor ordered the flicers to search for the death gun, the instruments used to butcher the victim, and any trace of the girl's clothing. Householders will be asked if they recognize pic tures of the oil drums in which parts of the body were found. Drowning Suspected Afier Billfold Find : Thomas Bcdingfield, Prospect, feared someone had drowned after he found a billfold floating in the Rogue river recently. He called the state police who checked the phone number found in the billfold. They found the owner, Rex Bonner, 15. 3000 South Pacific highway in Grants Pass, taking a shower. It was learned Rex had just come home from a fishing trip with his parents and brother to the upper liogue. The two boys had thrown all their fishing clothes in the wash. Mrs. Ben ner was just beginning a worried search for the missing billfold when the state police called tQ check. The lyllfold had drifted about four miles down stream before ! it was found. Rex said it ap j parently dropped out of his i pocket. General Price Levels Of Lumber Decline Portland HP General price levels of the fir lumber market declined again this week, despite a flurry of shipments to beat the higher freight rate deadline. Crows . Lumber Index reported today. The Index said labor negotia tions, which have resulted in three major strikes, are not a market factor yet but strike votes are being taken in several other areas and more shutdowns could result. Green fir dimension is now weak at $60 to $62 for standard and better in random lengths. FABULOUS FARM, INDUSTRIAL, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS.. BIG FREE SUNDAY GRANDSTAND SHOW Od Tint SlMB for" Moclir t !. D')'!) 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